劳动力短缺引起了美联储官员的注意。多数官员认为美国劳动力销售市场远未复原,因为仍有840万人处于失业情况。但部分官员表达,企业正面临“招工难”困境,一些官员认为劳动力需求回升已开端对工资造成上行压迫(some participants noted that the set-up in demand for labor has started to put some upward pressure on wages)。
供给瓶颈带来的涨价压迫引发关心。虽然多数官员认为通胀是临时的,但部分官员表达,假如供应链瓶颈与原材料短缺问题不能很快解决,不排解价格上涨的压迫将连续到明年国内个人如何投资美股。如是,美国通胀前景将面临上行风险(some participants mentioned upside risks around the inflation outlook that could arise if temporary factors influencing inflation turned out to be more persistent than expected)。